by Crystal Sands
I have learned over the years that it doesn’t take a lot of space to grow a lot of food. While any animals you have, such as chickens, need enough space to be happy, you can grow a lot of carrots in a tiny space. Potatoes grow in garbage cans. You can fill up a raised bed with a lot of strawberry plants. Dwarf apple trees remain small but produce beautiful apples. And it doesn’t take very many chickens to produce enough eggs for a family.
When we started homesteading, I spent time reading books about growing food in small spaces, but now, there are tons of resources online as well. I wanted to share some resources I have found or used that may give you a good place to start if you are hoping to get started growing food for your family but don’t have a big plot of land for doing it.
Good luck, and if you have questions, you can always drop me a line!
Books
The Backyard Homestead: Produce All the Food You Need on Just a Quarter Acre
by Carleen Madigan
Mini Farming: Self Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre
by Brett L. Markham
Small Scale Homesteading: A Sustainable Guide to Gardening, Keeping Chickens, Maple Sugaring, Preserving the Harvest and More
by Stephanie Thurow and Michelle Bruhn
Podcasts
Urban Homesteading: Tips for Small-Space Self Sufficiency
by Melissa Norris
Apartment Homesteading: How to Be a Homesteader in Limited Space
from Mother Earth News
A Tiny Homestead
by Mary Lewis
YouTube Channels
photo credit: Crystal Sands